Arab legion
a police force (1920–56) under British supervision, responsible for keeping order among desert tribesmen in Trans-Jordan.
Historical Examples
But now his Arab Legion troopers were beginning to face reality.
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But at this rate, it’ll still take a month for us to equal the Arab Legion in Tamanrasset.
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